Get going

If we really want to live, we’d better start at once to try. W.H. Auden Daydreaming is a luxury few can afford although most of us do lapse into the idyllic of it off and on. There is nothing wrong in day dreaming provided we can quickly get back to reality and then roll up [...]

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Never put off…

Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow. Horace It was Benjimin Franklin  who made a very apt statement when he said ‘ I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get [...]

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Enthusiasm in all you do

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.  Colette When we get down to doing anything in life, be it singing in the bathroom, ironing your clothes or balancing your account books we must do it with enthusiasm. The reason is simple; anything done with enthusiasm means you are motivated, your enjoy doing [...]

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This day

Nothing is worth more than this day. Johann von Goethe Too often we put a very high value on money and the worldly goods / possessions that money can buy. We blissfully ignore the reality that intangibles like strong family ties, harmonious relations ships and a clear conscience are far more valuable, for money can’t [...]

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New Friendships

“Every person is a new door to a different world.” Unless we have an exceptionally open mind, our perceptions would often influence our ability to accept people the way they are. Obviously when we get acquainted with a new person, the first impression we get, very often has a disproportionate bearing on how we interact [...]

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Generosity in Practice

Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice. Vauvenargues The temptation to give advice (some of my posts are testimony to that) is looked upon as a right mainly because it is given free, does not have tangible responsibility attached to it and the consequences if adverse are faced by those used the advice. There is also [...]

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Reactions

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. George Levinger Like marriages, life may be made in heaven but has to be lived on earth; this poses a dilemma for many; for we are forever oscillating between heavenly bliss and earthly reality. [...]

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Concerns

Any concern, too small to be turned into a prayer, is too small to be made into a burden. Corrie ten Bloom There is no single day in our life when we are not beset by concerns; small or big , rational or irrational, manageable or unmanageable. Corrie ten Bloom, has succinctly put across this [...]

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Step by step

I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves. Lord Chesterfield Look around and you will find that people are scurrying around, frantically trying to meet some deadline; be it catching the pubic transport or finishing an assignment or speeding up their physical exercise routine because they [...]

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Concentrate

Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it. Colonel Michael Friedsman In the chaos of everyday living, pausing to evaluate what we really want is both a rare privilege and a tough option. However, just as we squeeze in time for our personal grooming, take time out for family indulgences and social commitments [...]

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